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It would be a not very good airplane. It has only 2 selling points: its type certificate, and its 737 footprint at the terminal. Any new airplane would be a bi
by nraynaud 7y ago
It would be a not very good airplane. It has only 2 selling points: its type certificate, and its 737 footprint at the terminal.
Any new airplane would be a bit higher, it brings some downsides (ground operations people really like the easy access), but having bigger engines under the wings is such an advantage that it overrides all other considerations.
- Aloha 7y agoThats kinda my point, the shared type certificate is most of the justification for the airplane to exist, Boeing would rather build a whole new small aircraft, people who fly on them would rather fly on a whole new aircraft - airlines however strongly prefer something that costs as little as possible to put into service - and has commonality with existing fleets, which means not a whole new aircraft. I bet if you offered Delta some brand new MD-95's they'd take up on them, as they have basically every MD-95 produced.
- ethbro 7y agoAnd by "airlines", let's be specific: American Airlines was the carrier that specifically asked Boeing to build an 737 with new engines.